Votive stand



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VOTIVE STAND Filed Jan. 28, 1929 2 Sheets$heet 1 INVENTOR fol/NwwM/rm/cw A7 TORNEYS J. W. WINTERICH VOTIVE STAN D Oct. 29, 1929.

Filed Jan. 28, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 2 IQVENTOR J'UHN w- WINTER/CHATTORNEYS IM .bu l m it ll f I l I l ll lllllllll llll Patented Get. 29,1929 unset JOHN W. WINTEBICH, or CLEVELAND, oHIo VOTIVE STAND 7Application filed January 28, 1929. Serial No. 335,465.

My invention relates to a folding stand for votive offerings, the objectin general being to provide a portable stand which may be readily foldedand unfolded for use with a sacred object before which votive ofieringsfront of a statue or other object and folded 4: a sectional viewvertically of the stand and extended at right angles around the sidesthereof. Each section is also particularly constructed to receive andhold liturgical or votive candles, preferably in stepped racks or tiers,and these stepped racks are in part also foldable to permit the endsections to be folded parallelly and compactly for convenient transportand storage, substantially. as herein shown and described, and moreconcisely pointed out in the claims. 7

Thus, as exemplified in the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is aperspective view of my improved votive stand as it appears when foldedaround a statue representing a holy or godly person; Fig. 2 aperspective view of the stand partly unfolded; Fig. 3 a plan or top viewof the stand folded compactly together for transportation and storage;Fig.

when folded as shown in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5

an enlarged view of one candle holder or rack hinged to one of thefoldable slde sections of the stand. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view indetail of a modified form of cup holder, and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of one of the folding braces used toutilize the foldableextensions of the stand. V

My improved votive stand includes a middle or main section A, and aplural number of end extensions or supplementary sections B and C,respectively, hinged thereto. Preferably, each section is an ornamentalgrille or open frame made of metal, and designbeing in keeping with orsuitable for the purpose intended. These sections include one or morevertical bars or standards 2 which serve as legs or supporting members,and corresponding horizontal rails 3 which are provided with offsethinge members 4 whereby the two end sections B and C may be foldedeither'at an" angle or'parallel inrespect to the middle section A, seeFig. 3. Affixed to the front of middle section A is a money box or safe5, and projecting rear-,

wardly and upwardly from the top rail 3' is a stepped rack D carryingadouble row of holders 6 for the votive candles. Holders 6 may be of anyacceptable pattern or design, and two or more rows .or tiers maybe used,the respective rows being situated in different vertical and horizontalplanes rear; wardly of the supporting frame or section A. However,thelower front row or tie r of' holdersfi is relatively longer than. therear upper row or tier, which' arrangement is duplicated in a set ofcorresponding racks or tiers D D" "for the end sections '13 and C,respectively, to permit thesaid end sections to be folded at rightanglesto middle section A. WVhen so folded the. inner'end of each row or tierof holders 6' on the end sections abut or form a continuation of thecorre sponding row of holdersfi on the'fron't sec tions A and lie in thesame planes therewith but at .right angles thereto. Accordingly, all

three sets of racks or tiers of candle holders are stepped inwardly andupwardlyin re spect to the'statue around which the stand has beenfolded, a nd the stand has the appearance of a permanent structurecapable ofreceiving votive offerings from the sides aswellasthe frontthereof. a. I I I To permit the stand to be folded compactly together,end section B is hinged: toijsection Aso that it may swingto the frontparallel with the front face thereof, thereby projecting its rack Dforwardly. Back D on' middle section"A -extends rearwardly and thereforethese tworacks Dand D are spaced apart from each'otherl' However, inorder that end section C m ayalsofbe fol ded cl'osely against middlesection A, said section G is hinged to fold against the rear face ofmiddle section A, and rack D on section C is hinged toone edge of itsupper rail 3 topermit it to be folded downwardly iuponthe outer side Iof section C. When 'rack D" is folded wardly its flat base portion 8.rests upon the top of rail 3so that the. rack is. as stably supported inan offset position as the other racks,

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which are rigidly afiixed to sections A and B.

When the end extensions B of the stand are unfolded, say at right anglesto main section A, they may be firmly braced in that. position by meansof foldable braces, or hook members E, see Fig. 7.

In Fig. 6, I show a modified form of cup holder comprising a set ofspring fingers F riveted to the angle bar forming part of the hooks ormembers Which are mounted upon or afiixed to the folding sections. Thevotive candles are usually placed in suitable cups G adapted to snuglyfit within fingers F.

What I claim, is:

1. A votive stand, comprising foldabl'e sections, each having votiveholders aflixed thereto. 7 V

2. A votive stand. comprising hinged secions, and separate tiers ofvotive holders for said sections.

3, A votive stand, comprising a plurality of sections hinged together,each section having a row ofvotive holders mounted in an offset positionthereon.

4; A votive stand, comprising a set of upright frames foldablyconnected, and stepped racks carrying votive holders mounted upon sa d.rame 5. A, votive stand, comprising a frame carr ing votive holders, anda foldable extension for said frames. having a foldable rack carryingadditional votive holders.

, 6. A votive stand, comprising a main section having a stepped rackcarrying votive holders, and end extensionspivotally connected to saidmain section having stepped racks afi xed thereto and carryingadditional votive holdersl 7.. A votive stand, comprising a main sectionhaving a tier of votive holders thereon, and foldable end sections forsaid main section having tiers'of votive holders thereon arranged totold at an angle in continuation of the tier of holders upon said mainsection.

8. A votive stand, comprising a main section having stepped tiers ofvotive holders mounted thereon, in combination with foldable endsections for said main section having stepped tiers of votive holdersmounted thereon, said stepped tiers being ofi'set at their Ads to permitsaid end sections to be folded at. an angle to the main section.

9'. YA votive stand, comprisingmiddle and end sections hinged to foldand unfold, and

a tier of votive. holders, hinged to the top of one of. said sections. p10'. A, Ivotive stand, comprising an open frame having separate tiers ofvotive holders extending upwardly in ofiset relation thereto, and a pairof foldable extensions hinged to opposite ends of said frame, eachhaving 01fset tiers of votive, holders extending upwardly the e rom, v

11, A votive stand, comprising foldable seciQn having votive holdersmounted thereon,

